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Elmer Danilovich

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For me the best art is one that can transcend across style's, demographics and cultures, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kdltv_CSHE Jul 26, 2020

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1. Elmer Danilovich
  iFi ZenDAC 4.4mm Out has no right to sound this GOOD with HD 600. Props to @iFi audio for a lovely TI PCM implementation and clean amp stage
  
  Aug 3, 2020 at 10:03 PM
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  2. iFi audio
    Thank you!
    
    Aug 4, 2020 at 4:07 AM
    
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2. Elmer Danilovich
  For me the best art is one that can transcend across style's, demographics and cultures, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kdltv_CSHE
  
  Jul 26, 2020
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3. Elmer Danilovich
  Thankful to have Ether CX here, tuning is spot on! Perfect headphone for late night listening/editing
  
  Jul 23, 2020
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  2. E_Schaaf
    I was curious about those after seeing Hands graph, thread never really heated up
    
    Jul 23, 2020
    
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  3. Elmer Danilovich
    Yea I do think it's worth a listen, I'm also bummed the thread didn't take off
    
    Jul 23, 2020
  4. sheldaze
    I hear what you describe, say switching between HD580 and the CX, when watching video with a lot of dialog. However, when playing music I prefer the dynamic headphone. The CX loses something critical for me, which is the dynamic flow of the music.
    
    Jul 24, 2020
    
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4. Elmer Danilovich
  Sooo, I have to say this. IF you can, please take a second to just sit down an listen to a talented vocalist live and in person
  
  Jul 17, 2020
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  2. Ksaurav402
    I listen to myself everyday
    Just kidding, nothing beats listening live
    
    Jul 17, 2020
    
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  3. Elmer Danilovich
    Honestly I'm so blessed to have a friend who sings, and sings well! It kinda sucks tho, after hanging out with her over a few months there's a handful of popular music I can't quite enjoy as much after hearing a living breathing... soul sing it!
    
    Jul 23, 2020
    
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5. Elmer Danilovich
  So I've got a [Birgir] CCS Modded 007tA in-bound and I'm thinking maybe an HE60 would be worthwhile!
  
  Jul 11, 2020
  2. Deep Funk
    How did you do that? That is serious end-game territory.
    
    Jul 11, 2020
  3. Elmer Danilovich
    How? Umm I paid for it... 70/80 hour works weeks pile up over a year that and I was shocked at how quickly my Mid Fi stuff sold soo before you know it BAM a lot of end game magic was very obtainable
    
    Haven't bought the headphone yet but it's very tempting and within reach,
    
    Jul 11, 2020
    
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6. Elmer Danilovich
  Finally ripped off the Mid Fi band aide and made a few sales, now time to save up for a better DAC!
  
  Jul 7, 2020
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  2. Lyander
    What's on the list, Rockna? :P
    
    Jul 7, 2020
7. Elmer Danilovich
  Suggestions on who/where to go for getting a Stax Amp Built?
  
  Jul 2, 2020
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  3. EagleWings
    For e-stat advise, the best place would be www.head-case.org, which is the home of all e-stat aficionados, including Spritzer.
    
    Jul 2, 2020
    
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  4. Elmer Danilovich
    Oh boy another community to participate in YAY... shame on me tho for not reading there more often!
    
    Jul 2, 2020
  5. Elmer Danilovich
    Sooooooooooooooooo I wound up getting a modded SRM 007tA and now it's time to sell some of my mid fi crap and buy a SR 009 to match my new amp! My 95X needs a compliment
    
    Jul 7, 2020
8. Elmer Danilovich
  Whoa unbanned, neato. Long story short I'm impressed by how consistently great Yggdrasil A2 is from system to system and room to room!
  
  Jun 26, 2020
  2. Elmer Danilovich
    The results of my aforementioned experiment is first hand experience in that "prototypes" are fickle. Sometimes AMAZING other times... not so much and frankly unwavering consistency is just as important as sound quality
    
    Jun 26, 2020
9. Elmer Danilovich
  I highly recommend the Vinyl of Metallica's S&M over the CDs, after some digging I've confirmed the dynamic range is audibly better
  
  Jan 17, 2020
  2. LetMeBeFrank
    The DVD is also way better than the CDs, although it's pretty rare. Picked mine up on eBay about 10 years ago. Has 4 diff audio tracks; lossy DD 5.1, PCM stereo, and lossy stereo of separate band/orchestra.
    
    Jan 17, 2020
    
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  3. Elmer Danilovich
    Ohh I'll have to dig around and see if I can't find that too! Thank you
    
    Jan 17, 2020
  4. Jalsar
    The best version is the 45rpm box set.
    
    Jan 18, 2020
    
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10. Elmer Danilovich
  New Decade Resolution for me is getting back to me, getting back in touch with my passion for music itself. Not just listening to it
  
  Jan 1, 2020
11. Elmer Danilovich
  I'd skip Jade II honestly if your thinking about trying an Electrostat
  
  Dec 28, 2019
12. Elmer Danilovich
  Sat down and gave Mutafukaz a watch... and honestly I enjoyed the dub of it, good art style, animation, story and choice of music & voices
  
  Dec 27, 2019
13. Elmer Danilovich
  Here I am at like 43 dB idle noise jealous of these significantly quieter spaces... I guess it could be worse in my apartment
  
  Dec 14, 2019
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  3. Hands
    It's a cheap meter. My house is small and with a very compact layout. HVAC and return are all setup in such a way to be loud as hell when it comes on.
    
    Dec 15, 2019
  4. atomicbob
    The old RS 3300099 is reliable to 30 dBA. I have several here and checked them all against the B&K 4231 and cross calibration at various SPL with ACO 7046 using pink noise through a Genelec 8030 at 25 cm. edit: at standard room temp only - accuracy reduced at other temperatures.
    
    Dec 15, 2019
  5. Elmer Danilovich
    I have a Check Mate CM 140 that I mounted to measure my ambient figure, I will admit the fridge is sorta loud. Enough that I cut it off to shoot videos, can't do that for listening everyday tho
    
    But I can get a consistent 39.4 - 39.8 reading in the middle of my office at night. 41.3-42 dBa during the day. [Also I rent]
    
    Dec 15, 2019
14. Elmer Danilovich
  Gave Ford V Ferrari a watch last night, absolutely stunning film! Well shot cinematography with a powerful mix and lovely jazz soundtrack
  
  Dec 6, 2019
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15. Elmer Danilovich
  I'll be frank I'm interested in Aeon 2 Closed has any one here had a more extensive listen? Like I enjoyed @Hands original AFC post
  
  Nov 9, 2019
  2. LetMeBeFrank
    No, I'll be Frank.
    
    Nov 9, 2019
    
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  3. Bloom
    We'll be getting them in this week. Will let you know once I've had some time to listen.
    
    Nov 9, 2019
16. Elmer Danilovich
  Heard Diana Phi over the weekend, phenomenal!!
  
  Nov 8, 2019
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17. Elmer Danilovich
  Ugh, noise on Head Fi is getting louder with even mods contributing to it these days...
  
  Nov 7, 2019
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  3. zonto
    The Schiit Happened thread is the worst I've seen. Yet I still stay subscribed...
    
    Nov 7, 2019
    
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  4. JK47
    GUFFAW!!!
    
    Nov 7, 2019
  5. Thad E Ginathom
    If you want the HF experience, go get it. You know what it is going to be. No surprises.
    
    You have an option: don't.
    
    Nov 8, 2019
    
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18. Elmer Danilovich
  Yea as a heads up I'd say hard pass on the Audioquest Cobalt... doesn't sound good nor measure good.
  
  Oct 29, 2019
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    I'd pass on anything from Audioquest, just because of dishonest audioquackery cable bollocks business model. But Dragonfly used to be ok, didn't it?
    
    Oct 30, 2019
  4. E_Schaaf
    bUt It HaS 9038s?!?? FWIW I still prefer it to the Mytek Brooklyn...
    
    Oct 30, 2019
    
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  5. Elmer Danilovich
    @Torq has a wonderfully through write up on Cobalt on headphones.com, apparently the DF Red is a bit more behaved frankly I'm not a fan of the brand as DF Black was meh and now Cobalt is super ehh
    
    Oct 30, 2019
19. Elmer Danilovich
  Massdrop / Koss ESP 95X is quite better than I was expecting!
  
  Oct 16, 2019
20. Elmer Danilovich
  Hmm got the HE 4XX... again but new this time and the pads are different yet again! Still sounds like I remember tho so there's that
  
  Aug 5, 2019
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  3. E_Schaaf
    ... great candidate for simple mods too! And a pad swap can go a long way.
    
    Aug 5, 2019
    
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  4. ChaChaRealSmooth
    Pad swaps seem to do a lot for Hifiman cans; just pad swapped my HE-560 and like it a lot more.
    
    Aug 5, 2019
    
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  5. Elmer Danilovich
    What pads are recommend for HE 4XX? I've got Brainwavz Angled Velours on my HE 560 and I really enjoy it!
    
    Aug 5, 2019
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